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ATTACHMENT FOR BLAUKSMITHS' ANVILS. No. 397,530. Patented Feb. 12 1889.

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HUMPHREY B. YOUNG, OF BROOKVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA.

ATTACHMENT FOR BLACKSMITHS ANVILS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 397,530, dated February12, 1889.

Application filed November 19, 1888. Serial No.291,291. (No model.)

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Be it known that 1, IIUMPHREY B. 'YoUNo, of Brockvillc, in the Provinceof Ontario, in the Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in At tachments to Blacksmiths Anvils; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, ref erence being had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of an anvil providedwith my attachments. Fig. 2 is a top view of the same, and Fig. 3 is aperspective view of one of the attachments.

My invention has :for its object to provide a blacksmiths anvil withattachments designed to hold horseshoes while finishing the calks, andfor leveling the shoe.

My invention consists of an attachment comprising a horizontal armparallel to one side of the anvil and secured at right angles to a legpassing horizontally through a transverse perforation in the anvil, awedge adjustable in a slot near the projecting end of said leg, to drawthe leg endwise when the wedge is tightened and cause the arm to clampthe horseshoe against the side of the anvil, and a spring to react thearm when the wedge is loosened to release the shoe; also, in theattachment to the square portion of the beak or horn of a blacksmithsanvil, for leveling or flattening a finished horseshoe, of a saddlehaving a flat surface liush with. the face of the anvil and providedwith a central slot to receive the toc-calk, and a screw to clamp thesaddle to the anvil.

A is the body of the anvil; l, the beak or horn; (I, the square portionof the beak, and C the heel portion of the anvil as now in ordinary use.

E E are beveled depressions in the faceof the anvil near the heel, andsaid depressions incline downwardly to the side, and are adapted tofacilitate tapering the calks at the heel or toe of a horseshoe when theshoe is in a vertical position atthe side of the a11- vil by the calkbearing on one of the depres sions while being hammered.

D is an arm parallel to one side of the anvil, and said arm is securedto the end of a leg, F, at right angles. The leg F passes through ahorizontal aperture, G, in the side of the anvil and projects from theopposite side, and said. projection. has a longitudinal slot, in whichfits a flat Wedge-shaped key, H, which has frictional contact with theside of the anvil to indraw arm D toward the anvil. by driving ordrawing down the key in the slot to clamp the horseshoe placed betweenthe arm and anvil. If desired, the wedgekey .ll may be connected to arod, I, attached to a foot-tread, J, to depress the wedge by pressure ofthe foot.

The arm I) has an end extending past the leg F, and is provided with afinger, K, at right angles to enter a hole, L, in the side of the anvilparallel to leg l and said finger maintains the arm D horizontally.

M is a V or other shaped spring intervening the anvil and arm to throwout the arm when the key is loosened.

N is a saddle attachment on top of the square portion of the beak, andsaid saddle has a flat top flush with the face of the anvil, and issecured removably bya clamp-screw, 0, impinging the side of the beak.The saddle is provided with a central slot or indentation, P, to receivea toe-calk while the shoe is being flattened or leveled on the face ofthe anvil by hammering.

I claim as my invention 1. An anvil attachment con'iprising an arm, D,leg ll, finger K, wedge ll, and spring M, in combination with an anvilhaving a horizontal transverse perforation, G, through the body and ahole, L, in the side, set forth.

2. The combination, with a blacksmiths anvil having beveled depressionsE E and perforation G through the side, of the arm 1), having a leg, F,provided with a longitudinal slot near the end, a wcdgekey, 11, in. saidslot and in frictional contact with the side of the anvil, and a spring,M, as set forth.

fl. The saddle N, having a flat surface at top flush with the face ofthe anvil, and provided with a slot, P, and clamping-screw o, incombination with an anvil having a beak or horn, B, provided with asquare portion, C, as set forth.

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